diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index af1c24c40c..4f5c7cd55f 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -287,8 +287,15 @@ static void virtio_blk_data_plane_stop_bh(void *opaque)
 
     for (i = 0; i < s->conf->num_queues; i++) {
         VirtQueue *vq = virtio_get_queue(s->vdev, i);
+        EventNotifier *host_notifier = virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(vq);
 
         virtio_queue_aio_detach_host_notifier(vq, s->ctx);
+
+        /*
+         * Test and clear notifier after disabling event, in case poll callback
+         * didn't have time to run.
+         */
+        virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(host_notifier);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c
index f3214e1c57..b3a1ed21f7 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi-dataplane.c
@@ -71,12 +71,26 @@ static void virtio_scsi_dataplane_stop_bh(void *opaque)
 {
     VirtIOSCSI *s = opaque;
     VirtIOSCSICommon *vs = VIRTIO_SCSI_COMMON(s);
+    EventNotifier *host_notifier;
     int i;
 
     virtio_queue_aio_detach_host_notifier(vs->ctrl_vq, s->ctx);
+    host_notifier = virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(vs->ctrl_vq);
+
+    /*
+     * Test and clear notifier after disabling event, in case poll callback
+     * didn't have time to run.
+     */
+    virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(host_notifier);
+
     virtio_queue_aio_detach_host_notifier(vs->event_vq, s->ctx);
+    host_notifier = virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(vs->event_vq);
+    virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(host_notifier);
+
     for (i = 0; i < vs->conf.num_queues; i++) {
         virtio_queue_aio_detach_host_notifier(vs->cmd_vqs[i], s->ctx);
+        host_notifier = virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(vs->cmd_vqs[i]);
+        virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(host_notifier);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index 272d930721..cb09cb6464 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -3516,9 +3516,6 @@ void virtio_queue_aio_attach_host_notifier_no_poll(VirtQueue *vq, AioContext *ct
 void virtio_queue_aio_detach_host_notifier(VirtQueue *vq, AioContext *ctx)
 {
     aio_set_event_notifier(ctx, &vq->host_notifier, true, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    /* Test and clear notifier before after disabling event,
-     * in case poll callback didn't have time to run. */
-    virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(&vq->host_notifier);
 }
 
 void virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(EventNotifier *n)